Tire



, using inner tubes. ln other words the prin-y 'vnfvrismavKunniiirii7 or nrncrnwoon, BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

TIRE.

To @ZZ/:cham t may concern Y Be it known that VnA'iisLAv KUBELKA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city of New York, Ridgewoockborough of Brooklyn, in the county o' Kings and State or" New `York, have invented a new and improved Tire, .of which the following is a iull, clear, and exact description.-V l

This invention relates to improvements in tires, an object of the invention 'being toy provide a resilient filler for a tire shoe which will entirelyT do away with the vnecessity of i cipal object ot'my invention is to provide a filler for shoes which will obviatetheuse of pneumatic tires on vehicles of all descriptions. V

A further object is to provide a puncture proof tire construction which may be readily installed on'vehicles of the variousfkinds which will be practical in construction,V

strong and durable in use and which will greatly prolong the life of' the tire shoes commonly employed A With these and other objects in view, the invention consist-sin certain novel features of construction and combinations and 'arrangements fof parts as will be more fully hereinafterdescribed and pointedout in the claims. Y v

, In the accompanying drawings; Y

Figure 1 isa fragmentary view in side elevation of a wheel fellyrim and shoe with partsof the rim and shoe broken away to illustrate my improved tire construction.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary top plan view of my improved resilient .chain withits asson ciatedbrackets.

the line i4-4 of Fig. 1.

1 represents a wheel JEelly provided witha common form Aof clencher rim in which one'.l

lstaggei'fed arrangement ofinwardly extendof the clcncher members` is in the form of 'al demountable annular band 3. rlhe band BI section 5 to the :telly 1. rl"he rim receives the usual form of tire shoe 2.

My invention resides in the provision of` an annular resilient device which ills the of'the mental in crosssection as shown/clearly in Bolts 7 and nuts 8 are employed to secure the rim shoe 2 and takes the place of the inner tubeV used with pneumatictires.

. lhe' filler4 consists oli an annularv chain of spring links 9.g rllhe links 9 arefof substantial inverted U-shape. i The legs of the `U form resilieiitcoils 10. The links 9-are ar- Speciication'of Letters Patent; Vl?"ajirlted 1115755, 1.921. l Application sied october 261920. semaine. eiaesfi. i I i i ranged Apreferably in alined groups of three (although l do notwish to be limited to any particularlnumber); Each group of three links hasits end coils 10 yin -alinement with the end coils-of an adjacent group, the coils oit' one groupv of links iitting between the coils or another group with the resultantk staggered larrangement shown clearly in Fig. 2. Y I.:

Brackets 11 of substantially U-shape'have the wheel rim', the arms L13 or' thebrackets 11 following the internal faceot the shoe for' a short distance and -then projecting out- 'their intermediate portion 12 located against wardly in a radial directionat right angles n to the-face of the rim straddling the alined coils 10 of 'two groups of links Thearms 13. of vthe brackets 11 are provided :with alined openings registeringwith the coils 10.-

Bolts 1 4 are passed through the brackets` and coils and secured in place by nuts 15. One of thesebracketsis provided at the juncture of each Vtwo 'groups .of links, the boltsY 14 associated with the brackets servingto pivotally connect each groupof links toy the adjacent groups.

With reference to Fig. 2 vit will befseen that the staggered arrangement'of the 'links 9 leaves a staggered arrangement of depressions orinterstices 16jbetween the intermediate portionot the links. I provide an annular'- filler band 17 of rubber or some similar resilient'material which is substantially seg- .The transversely curved `face'ot' lthe ller band 17 is located against the inner face of' the tire andthe b'and is provided with a ing beveled'lugs 18 conforming to the shape of the openingsor recessesl'and fitting band relative to the annular chain of links.

the filler bandfwith'theinner surface of the The filler band also `effectively yprevents engagement of .the links with the tireshoe,

' with the inner shoe at i9 and the engagement of the brackets with the innerl surface of the shoe at 20 effectively prevents a radial or lateral displacement of the resilient chain relative to Vthe shoe.

fin assembling the device, l iirst assemble the chain and brackets, remove the rim section 3 from the felly and insert the iillerv band and the chain with its associated brackcts under the free edge of the shoe. heY riin section 3 may then be secured on clamping the parts in position.

Vrlhe resiliency of the spring links lies en tirely in the coils l0 and association of the coils l0 with the bolts 14 gives the desired spring action.

Various slight changes and alterations might be made' in the general form of theY parts described without departing` from my invention and hence l do not wish to limit myself Yto the precise details set forth but shall consider myself at liberty to make such slight changes and alterations as fairly fall within lthe spirit and scope of the appended claims.A

l claim:

' Yil. ln a tire, an annular chain of spring links located within the tire shoe, and devices" preventing engagement ofthe links irface of the shoe.

2. The Acombination with'a rim and shoe, of an annular chain of spring links locatedA within the shoe, U brackets resting on the rim and engaging the'inner surface of the shoe, bolts supported in the brackets and pivotally connecting the spring links, and

' an annular .filler band around the links engaging the outer surfaces'of the links and the inner curface of the shoe. Y

'A new element in a tire, comprising Van annular chain of spring links, said links of substantial inverted U-shape, the legs of the ll forming coils. Y

4l. As a new element in a tire, a resilient f. uller band'substantially segmental in cross section, and engaging the inner surface of theltire, and providedwith a staggered arrangement of inwardly projecting beveled' lugs;" Y Y 'Fain' a tire, an annular chain of spring inks, said linkssubstantially ltshaped, 'the egsof the ll forming coils, si 'd links ar- "angedc in groups of Vinirallcl links, the coils of each group of jlinks located between and in `alinenient witli -the coils of VVan adjacent Vgrorp, boltspassed through the alined coils, i rackets supporting the bolts, said chain and Y its associated tire shoe. Y

6. ln a tire, an annular chain of spring links, said links substantially U-shaped, the legs of the U forming coils, said links arranged in groups of parallel links, the coils of each group of links located between and in alinement with the coils of an adjacent group, bolts passed through the alined coils, brackets supporting the bolts, said chain and its associated parts adapted to be inclosed in a tire shoe, said brackets spacing the coils from the inner surface of the shoe, and an annular resilient filler band located around the chain and preventing the engagement of the intermediate portion ofthe links and the inner surface of the shoe. i

7. fn ar tire, 'an annular cha-in of spring links, Ysaid links substantially ll-shaped, the legs ofthe yld `forming coils, saidlinks arranged in groups of parallel links, the coils of ach group of links located between and in alinement with the' coils of' an adjacent parts adapted to be inclosed in group, bolts passed through the alined coils,

brackets supporting the bolts, said chain and its associated parts adapted nto be in,- closed in a tire shoe, said brackets spacing thevcoilsfrom the inner surface of the shoe,

an annular resilient filler band, located' around the chain and preventing the engagement of the intermediate portion 0f the links and the inner surface of the shoe, and` a staggered arrangement of beveled lugs on the filler band interlocking in the interstices of the links.

S. ln a tire, an annular chain of spring links, said links substantiallyU-shaped, the legs of the il' fermingcoils, said links arranged in groups Y'ofparallel links, the coils' of each group of links located between and in alinement with the coilsof an adjacent f rangement of beveled lugs on the filler bandv interlocking in the interstices ofthe links,l and said filler band and brackets preventing lateral or radial Ymovement of the chainrelative to tue shoe and riin.

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Ap, bolts passed through the alined coils,"r 

